Vacuum Technician (M/F)

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The ESRF, the European Synchrotron, is an international research facility based in Grenoble, France. Thanks to high-level, innovative engineering and cutting-edge vision, the ESRF is recognised as one of the top research institutions worldwide, welcoming more than 6 500 scientists every year in fields such as biology, medicine, chemistry, earth and environmental sciences, cultural heritage, materials and surface science, and physics. The ESRF is supported by 21 countries and employs 600 staff.

We are currently seeking to recruit a: Vacuum Technician.

Descrição da Função:

The Vacuum Group is responsible for the vacuum systems for the ESRF's particle accelerators. The scope of the mission includes analysis, maintenance, repair, modifications and development for vacuum generation devices, chambers and instrumentation. The Group provides assistance to the ESRF experimental stations (beamlines) for any vacuum issues, design, installation, operation and maintenance, vacuum measurement/analysis and interlock systems. You will work in a team of 18 engineers and technicians.

Your missions are the following:
- Follow up the production and qualification of prototype and series production ultra high vacuum (UHV) chamber assemblies and heating elements on site or at subcontractor's premises;
- Qualify prototype and pre-series chambers and devices by means of outgassing measurements and residual gas analysis;
- Qualify and improve heating technics and elements for thermal treatment of vacuum chambers, integrate these into assembly and installation of a large vacuum system, document the corresponding hardware and procedures;
- Participate into the application of functional surface to the inside of the vacuum chambers (PVD coating);
- Produce qualified technical reports about the work carried out;
- Participate in modification and troubleshooting on the existing ESRF vacuum systems.

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The ESRF - the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility is the world's most intense X-ray source and a centre of excellence for fundamental and innovation-driven research in condensed and living matter science. Located in Grenoble, France, the ESRF owes its success to the international cooperation of 21 partner nations, of which 13 are Members and 8 are Scientific Associates.